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One person seriously injured following bus crash in Napier

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5 Jul, 2019 05:28 AMQuick Read

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Police are attending a crash in Napier where a person is understood to be trapped under a bus. Photo / File

Police are attending a crash in Napier where a person is understood to be trapped under a bus. Photo / File

One person who was trapped under a bus following a crash in Napier has been freed.

A police spokesperson confirmed they were called to the scene, at the intersection of Tennyson St and Wellesley Rd at 5.20pm on Friday night.

She said police had received reports of a bus hitting a pedestrian.

A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency New Zealand confirmed the person had been freed at 5.25pm.

St John Ambulance said one person was in a serious condition and being treated at the scene, with plans to transfer them to Hawke's Bay Hospital

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The northbound lane of Wellesley Rd was blocked, however police confirmed this had now been cleared and traffic was back to normal.

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